US 10,294,058 B2 · Roller covered with covering comprising woven fabric, and apparatus employing same

Abstract

A roller which has woven fabric at a surface thereof and which is employed in an apparatus permitting achievement of conservation of resources, conservation of energy. Roller 1 provided with covering 3 includes woven fabric at its surface is idler means or drive means for conveying, supply, of an object, means for air cooling or drying a moving object, rotating means making use of suction of an object, or is for cleaning a contact surface to which roller 1 is opposed, and has at the surface woven fabric 2 with variation or combination of weave pattern(s). The woven fabric 2 includes weaving in a linear pattern of bands or different patterns. It also has open holes including lattice-like gaps 8 or a rectangular pattern 6 for control of air permeability formed from weft yarn 25 and warp yarn 26.

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A roller, comprising:

a rotating support member having a surface with wholly or partially a cylindrical shape;
and
a covering comprising woven fabric, the covering being fixed on the surface of the rotating support member,
wherein the woven fabric is woven with a stripe pattern including two or more different patterns of bands, the woven fabric having more air-permeable portions in which warp yarn and weft yarn are woven less tightly and less air-permeable portions in which yarns of the woven fabric are woven tighter than the air-permeable portions,
wherein the more air-permeable portions and the less air-permeable potions have different thicknesses from one another, and
wherein the stripe pattern is extending parallel to an axial direction of the roller.

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Roller covered with covering comprising woven fabric, and apparatus employing same

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Roller covered with covering comprising woven fabric, and apparatus employing same

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